Monday, April 1, 2013

Shares of BlackBerry (BBRY) displayed
historically little volatility after the cell phone producer released its fourth
quarter results for its fiscal 2013 before the market open on Thursday. Shares
initially spiked up to trade with gains of around 6% before gradually falling
back during the trading day to close the day with a small loss of less then
1%.

Fourth Quarter Results

BlackBerry generated fourth quarter revenues of $2.68
billion, down 36% on the year before. Revenues fell 2% compared to the third
quarter, and missed consensus estimates of $2.82 billion.

While revenues missed consensus estimates, the company reported very strong
gross margins. Gross margins came in at 40.1%, up 660 basis points on the year,
and up even 970 basis points compared to the third quarter. The extent of the
margin improvement compared to last year is impressive as revenues fell by
little over a third over the past year.

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Shares of Quicksilver Resources (KWK) rose sharply in
Monday's trading session, trading with gains of up to 39%. The independent oil
and gas company on Friday announced the sale of a 25% interest in Barnett Shale
assets to TG Barnett Resources LP, a subsidiary of Tokyo Gas.

Shares gave up some of the gained ground towards to session end and closed
the day with gains of 15.5%, to close at $2.60 per share.

The Deal

Quicksilver Resources announced that it has agreed to sell a 25% interest in its
Barnett Shale oil and gas assets. Quicksilver will receive $485 million from TG
Barnett Resources, and the firm will remain the operator of the assets.

The companies furthermore announced that future capital requirements will be
shared proportionally to each party's working interest in accordance with
applicable operating agreements.

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Thursday, March 28, 2013

The battle for Dell (DELL) continues as major
Wall Street titans get personally involved in a buyout frenzy for the troubled
global information technology company. So far in 2013, shares have already
returned some 42% as Michael Dell, Stephen Schwarzman and Carl Icahn all got
involved in the battle for the company, making competing offers for the
business.

Michael Dell's And Silver Lake's Offer

Halfway through January, rumors surfaced that founder Michael Dell in
combination with a private equity firm were to make a bid for the company. Two
weeks later things got official when the founder and current CEO and Chairman,
together with Silver Lake teamed up to make an offer for the company.

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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Shares of PolyOne Corporation (POL) fell 1.8% in Monday's
trading session. The provider of specialized polymer materials and associated
services and products announced the sale of its non-core Resin assets. Shares
continued to slip, trading with losses of a similar percentage in Tuesday's
trading session.

The Deal

PolyOne announced that it has agreed to sell its vinyl dispersion,
blending and suspension resin activities to Mexichem S.A.B. for $250 million in
cash.

The activities were part of PolyOne's Performance Products and Solutions
business. While the deal has a short term dilutive effect, the company stresses
that the deal is consistent with the company's mix improvement strategy which
has delivered significant shareholder value already in recent years. CEO and
Chairman Stephen D. Newlin commented on the deal:

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West Corporation (WSTC) made its public
debut on March 22. Shares of the company, which provides technology-driven
communication services, ended their first trading day with losses of 5.7% at
$18.86 per share. Shares have traded around the $19 level ever since, closing
Tuesday's trading session at $19.02 per share.

The Public Offering

West Corporation is a leading provider of technology driven communication
services. The company provides multiple services including conferencing,
collaboration services, emergency communications, business process outsourcing
and interconnect services. By offering this broad range of services, West
Corporation is able to provide high quality and reliable communication services
for its clients

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

On Friday, Marin Software (MRIN) made its public
debut. Shares of the provider of internet advertising services ended their first
trading day with gains of 16.1% at $16.26 per share. Shares initially rose to
highs of $19.95 at the start of the trading day, but gradually lost terrain to
end its opening day with much more modest gains.

After a slight correction in Monday, shares have rebounded on Tuesday,
currently exchanging around $17 per share.

The Public Offering

Marin Software has developed and provides a cloud-based digital advertising
platform which helps advertisers to improve their business revenues by providing
optimized solutions. Marin's Revenue Acquisition Management platform measures
the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and helps to optimize advertising
budgets of its clients.

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Last week, Model N (MODN) made its public
debut on Wednesday the 20th of March. Shares of the company, which provides
revenue management solutions for the life science and technology industry, ended
their first trading day with gains of 28.9% at $19.97 per share. Shares have
traded around the $20 level ever since, currently exchanging hands around $19
per share.

The Public Offering

Model N is a provider of revenue management solutions aimed to maximize
revenues for its customers. The company offers key functions including pricing,
contracting, incentives and rebates to maximize revenues through its web-based
platform which works in the cloud as well as on traditional platforms.

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